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Good Fortune Gourd Col·lecció de Joieria by Juan Juan Hu

Good Fortune Gourd Col·lecció de Joieria by Juan Juan Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny de Joieria Competition Category.


ArgentJoieria· 2020

Good Fortune Gourd Col·lecció de Joieria

by Juan Juan Hu

Client: Beijing Forbidden City Culture Development Co.,Ltd.

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Joieria Category

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The Design

About Good Fortune Gourd Col·lecció de Joieria

Good Fortune Gourd és una col·lecció de joieria feta d'or de 18 quirats, perles i diamants. La carbassa és un símbol tradicional xinès de bona fortuna i riquesa. Cada forma de carbassa conté corbes abstractes que segueixen la forma dels dos caràcters xinesos que signifiquen gran fortuna. La col·lecció inclou un collaret, unes arracades i un anell. El collaret es pot portar amb una perla col·locada dins de la carbassa, o bé amb la perla extreta i penjada a sota com a penjoll. La impressió 3D s'utilitza per formar les parts d'or, la qual cosa millora l'eficiència del taller de joieria.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Good Fortune Gourd Col·lecció de Joieria és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Good Fortune Gourd Col·lecció de Joieria sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Good Fortune Gourd Col·lecció de Joieria és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
"Gourd" is a homophone for "Good Fortune" in Chinese. Unique style of the gourd shape for this jewelry series lies in the "Good Fortune" hidden in the gourd and the design of the abstract and enjoyable curves closely follows the shape of two Chinese characters of "Big Fortune". 3D printing technology is used in this 18k gold series, and it can greatly improve efficiency of the jewelry processing workshop. The series accompanied pearls includes two ways of wearing necklace, earrings and finger ring. It's a creative combination of Chinese good meaning, multiple wearing manner and new industrial technology.
Dimensions & Packaging
Package: Length 160mm x Width 160mm x Heigh 50mm
Tags
Good Fortune, Gourd,Chinese Traditional culture, good meaning, 3d printing
Production Technology
Unique style of the gourd shape for this jewelry series lies in the Good Fortune hidden in the gourd and the design of the abstract and enjoyable moldings closely follows the pattern of the two Chinese characters of "Big Fortune". In the meantime, the vines form on the top of gourd borrows from Ruyi, an S-shaped ornamental object (usually made of jade) mostly seen in the imperial palace. Ruyi is a symbol of good luck.
3D printing technology is used in this 18k gold series, and it can greatly improve efficiency of the jewelry processing workshop. This series jewelry includes necklace, earrings and finger ring, accompanied by pearls on both sides of gourds, meaning "Responsive and good luck" from the idea of Chinese tradition. For necklace, you can wear it with the pearl put inside the gourd, or you can take out the pearl to use as a pendant. For pearl earrings, the ear studs could be independently placed on the ear of one side, showing the beauty in balanced asymmetry, compared with the earring on the other side of the ear. It's a creative combination of Chinese good meaning, multiple wearing manner and new industrial technology.
Material: 18k gold, pearl, diamond
Design Challenge
The challenge is the balance of Asian traditional culture and contemporary style in Chinese characters. It's a creative way to present good meaning in Chinese characters in unique and contemporary style. And it's a combination of 3D printing industrial technology and handcraft.
Research
Gourd is viewed by the Chinese people as typical auspicious elements and symbols meaning "good fortune" and "wealth". The series of jewelry, seeking inspiration from the Big Gourd Bottle collected in the Palace Museum, Beijing, with “gourd” and Chinese character “big fortune” as the main elements, are an example of applying the implied auspicious meaning to modern jewelry. Each shape of gourd is designed with the Chinese characters "big fortune" in the middle, and the characters "big fortune" are presented in the form of abstract lines and patterns. Thus, the combination of modern abstract beauty and Chinese characters highlights the modern aesthetics. In addition, the gourd shape of the necklace pendant has a structure that can be opened to place in pearls, or hang them under the gourd, thus allowing for various ways of wearing.
Inspiration
The inspiration comes from the images on the Big Gourd Bottle with two Chinese characters "Big Fortune" collected in the Palace Museum, Beijing. "Gourd" is an auspicious pattern in Chinese tradition. Big Gourd Bottle symbolizes prosperity and harvest.
Project Duration
The project started in Sep. 2018 and finished in Feb. 2019 in China
Operation Flow
This series jewelry includes necklace, earrings and finger ring, accompanied by pearls on both sides of gourds, meaning "Responsive and good luck" from the idea of Chinese tradition. For necklace you can wear it with the pearl put inside the gourd, or you can take out the pearl to use as a pendant. For pearl earrings, the ear studs could be independently placed on the ear of one side, showing the beauty in balanced asymmetry, compared with the earring on the other side of the ear.
Team Members
Juan Juan Hu

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